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Top 10 Most Frequently Cited OSHA Standards

greenupconsultants — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:53:04 +0000

Top 10 Most Frequently Cited OSHA Standards
(October 2008 through September 2009)

Scaffolding, general requirements, construction
Fall protection, construction
Hazard communication standard, general industry
Respiratory protection, general industry
Control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout), general industry
Ladders, construction
Powered industrial trucks, general industry
Electrical, wiring methods, components and equipment, general industry
Electrical systems design, general requirements, general industry
Fall protection, training requirements

Standards for which OSHA assessed the highest penalties (October 2008 through September 2009)

Fall protection, construction
Scaffolding, general requirements, construction
Control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout), general industry
Excavations, requirements for protective systems, construction
Machines, general requirements, general industry
General duty clause
Process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals
Ladders, construction
Powered industrial trucks, general industry
Aerial lift

“Lead Poison Prevention for Home Renovators”

greenupconsultants — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 18:24:00 +0000

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Check out this video about Lead Paint!

Accessible version: http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/mmwebcon.nsf/HTML/KCHK-7RBFLY?OpenDocument

Wendy Cleland-Hamnett, Acting Office Director of the Office of Pollution, Prevention and Toxics, discusses steps do-it-yourself home renovators should take to reduce the risk of exposure to lead while completing home renovation projects.

Learn more about lead poisoning: http://www.epa.gov/lead/

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GreenUp Times-Vol 1:”Interview with an EHS Manager”

greenupconsultants — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 22:34:24 +0000

GreenUp Times is the newly launched monthly newsletter of GreenUp Consultants. Our goal is to encourage Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) networking, sharing EHS experiences and giving latest EHS updates.

Please check out the link below and post your comments, suggestions and feedback!

GreenUp Times August 2010 Issue Vol 1

Thank you,

GreenUp Team

How to convince the Executive Team of a company about the benefits of EH&S Programs?

greenupconsultants — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:17:45 +0000

Well, this is one of the biggest challenges of most EHS professionals throughout the industry: Getting the executives on board with EHS program implementation!

I think one of the best ways to approach this challenge is to express the potential EHS benefits in numbers. In the manufacturing industry, one of the goals is to maximize the production while minimizing downtown. Effective EHS programs reduce cost and contribute to the continuous success of your business.

Appropriate implementation of the relevant EHS programs in a facility will dramatically reduce the injury rate, downtime caused by injuries and lost days at work, not to mention the workers’ compensation costs.

Also, by ensuring environmental, health and safety compliance, the related potential fines and penalties by the regulatory agencies will be eliminated as well.

Another example would be, by doing an EHS site audit, it’s very possible to discover that the “so-called” hazardous waste by-product that you pay thousands of dollards to be hauled every year is actually nothing but 99% water with some impurities.

There might be similar cases in your facility. If you take some time, and try to put them in numbers and present your results to your management team, some positive outcomes might be in order!

Good Luck!

Challenges that Environmental, Health & Safety Professionals face in today’s market

greenupconsultants — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 11:32:00 +0000

Environmental, Health & Safety (EH&S) Professionals have a very difficult job than it looks. I’m not even talking about ensuring compliance with all federal, state and local regulations, submitting the environmental reportings, training employees, etc (…and these are only a few of their tasks). I’m talking about implementing the EH&S culture within their companies.

- How to get an EH&S budget (which sometimes is only a dream!),

- How to convince the upper management that the EH&S programs are not optional but mandatory, and the company will benefit a great amount if they’re implemented properly.

In certain cases, due to the economical restraints, the company is under staffed, and this situation, off course impacts the EH&S department as well.

Sometimes, the quality coordinator can very well find himself as the head of the EH&S department.

Please share your experience with us. Do you have a similar challenge or have you ever been in a similar situation?

GreenUp New Website!

greenupconsultants — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 09:59:43 +0000

Environmental, Health and Safety Consulting for the Industry

GreenUp Consultants has a brand new website!

Please check us out at www.greenupconsultants.com.

We’re very excited about our new website, and we would love to hear

your feedback!

Welcome to GreenUp Blog!

greenupconsultants — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 03:15:43 +0000

Hello,

Welcome to GreenUp Blog brought to you by GreenUp Consultants. GreenUp Consultants is a New England based Environmental, Health & Safety (EH&S) Consulting Company.

Please visit us at www.greenupconsultants.com to read more about our company and services.

We created this blog for our clients, staff and other EH&S professionals. Our goal is to share experiences among EH&S professionals.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Mel DeGregorio

Principal Consultant

GreenUp Consultants, LLC